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The Conqueror Alehouse (Free House)

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Beer (sort)	Average Score (sort)	No. Samples (sort)
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Single Hop Kazbek Rye Porter		1
Stonehenge - Spire Ale		1
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)		3
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%)		1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout		1
Pig & Porter - Elusive Pig (collaboration with Elusive)		1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout		1
Oakham - Scarlet Macaw		1
Canterbury Brewers - Red Rye		1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter		1
Cross Bay - Halo		1
Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life)	Not Tried	0
Romney Marsh - Murmuration 01	Not Tried	0
Mad Cat - Red Ale	Not Tried	0
Oakham - Citra	Not Tried	0

Picture 1. The Conqueror Alehouse, Ramsgate, Kent

Visits Details

14 Apr 2018 (Dosser)

Usual suspects in

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Single Hop Kazbek Rye Porter	4.20		superb
Canterbury Brewers - Red Rye	5.60		5.2 now

11 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)

Evening visit until 9.30pm close, nearly scotched by being full for quiz night. Found a corner and tried not to call out usually wrong answers.

Beer	ABV	Score
Oakham - Scarlet Macaw	4.40
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter	5.60
Mad Cat - Red Ale	3.90	Not Tried

31 Mar 2018 (Philip Pirrip)

Evening visit until 9.30pm close.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Pig & Porter - Elusive Pig (collaboration with Elusive)	5.70		A black IPA with lots of body to feed a thirst
Cross Bay - Halo	3.60
Oakham - Citra	4.20	Not Tried

11 Mar 2018 (Dosser)

Colin and debs are the perfect hosts

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout	4.60		wow

04 Mar 2018 (Dosser)

Colin pleased as punch after being the runner up in thanet poty

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)	4.70		Ran out after my first pint

01 Mar 2018 (Magnus Greel)

Colin kindly opened at 11am to kickstart ChrisE's birthday pub crawl of around 15 of us.

Beer	ABV	Score
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)	4.70
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%)	3.40
Romney Marsh - Murmuration 01	4.00	Not Tried

01 Mar 2018 (Dosser)

Another fine selection of ales

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)	4.70		Superb quality. Went well with the pork pies.

25 Feb 2018 (Dosser)

Good chat as always

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout	6.20		Good pint. Ran out

17 Feb 2018 (Philip Pirrip)

Found closed for the evening, the Guv being rough.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes

10 Feb 2018 (Andrew)

First pub in the Thanet bus tour with Ian, Gareth and John. Talked to a Dutch couple about coast roads

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Stonehenge - Spire Ale	3.80		Fresh and zingy pale bitter
Oakham - Citra	4.20	Not Tried
Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life)	5.90	Not Tried

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About The Conqueror Alehouse

The pub sign. The Conqueror Alehouse, Ramsgate, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

	Total
	16
	221
	198
	45
	4

The pub is found in Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9LR.

Micropub located in Grange Road towards the sea end. Located on Stagecoach East Kent's Thanet Loop bus route which also conveniently serves Ramsgate Harbour and Ramsgate railway station. A former corner shop converted to a pub specialising in real ales. There is no bar, and no television or fruit machines. Beers are served by gravity dispense, and one cider is usually available. Keg beers and lagers are not sold in this pub which opened for business on 16 November 2010. Awarded CAMRA Thanet Branch's Pub of the Year 2012. Awarded CAMRA's East Kent Pub of the Year for 2012. Awarded CAMRA's Kent Pub of the Year 2012 in August 2012 so became one of the last 16 in CAMRA's National Pub of the Year for 2012 competition. In November 2012 selected as one of the last 4 in the CAMRA National 2012 PoTY competition. On Saturday 12th September 2020 the founding father licensee, Colin Aris, retired and the pub closed for a refurbishment. Re-opened under new ownership, associated with the Four Candles brewery in St Peter's, and fully refurbished on Monday 17th May 2021. Reported closed either after Christmas 2022 (probably 30th December 2022) with future now uncertain. Re-opened on 31st August 2023 with new operator. Now has sofas and a long padded bench for seating and a chilled multi-tiered cabinet for cask ales and ciders served on gravity dispense. Table service. Cash and card payment accepted.

We have visited this pub 352 times, seen 347 different beers and tried 283 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT11 9LR